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New Zealand officials confident on Commonwealth Games bid

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August 15 - New Zealand officials are growing increasingly confident that Auckland will be given the

These include Eden Park, which is currently being upgraded as it is play a major part when New Zealand

Zealand.  

New Zealand Olympic Committee secretary Barry Maister said that Swiss-based EKS were positive about Auckland's

Zealand for the first time since 1990, when Auckland also hosted the event.  

The only other occasion it has been held in New Zealand was in 1974 when Christchurch was the host city


Snell receives knighthood and unveils statue

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August 15 - New Zealand's three-time Olympic Games gold medallist Sir Peter Snell today unveiled a

Sir Peter, 70, who has lived in the United States since 1971, was New Zealand's greatest-ever athlete

Yesterday he took part in a ceremony in Wellington that changed the New Zealand honours he received from


New Zealand officials confident on Commonwealth Games bid

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August 15 - New Zealand officials are growing increasingly confident that Auckland will be given the

These include Eden Park, which is currently being upgraded as it is play a major part when New Zealand

Zealand.  

New Zealand Olympic Committee secretary Barry Maister said that Swiss-based EKS were positive about Auckland's

Zealand for the first time since 1990, when Auckland also hosted the event.  

The only other occasion it has been held in New Zealand was in 1974 when Christchurch was the host city


Brownlee back on top of the world after Hyde Park victory

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August 15 - Britain's Alistair Brownlee (pictured) today stormed to victory in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championships Series in London's Hyde Park to put him in pole position for next month's grand final.  

an unassailable position ahead of Germany’s Steffen Justus, who took silver, and Kris Gemmell from New

Zealand who took bronze.  


Snell receives knighthood and unveils statue

  • Latest

August 15 - New Zealand's three-time Olympic Games gold medallist Sir Peter Snell today unveiled a

Sir Peter, 70, who has lived in the United States since 1971, was New Zealand's greatest-ever athlete

Yesterday he took part in a ceremony in Wellington that changed the New Zealand honours he received from


New Zealand officials confident on Commonwealth Games bid

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August 15 - New Zealand officials are growing increasingly confident that Auckland will be given the

These include Eden Park, which is currently being upgraded as it is play a major part when New Zealand

Zealand.  

New Zealand Olympic Committee secretary Barry Maister said that Swiss-based EKS were positive about Auckland's

Zealand for the first time since 1990, when Auckland also hosted the event.  

The only other occasion it has been held in New Zealand was in 1974 when Christchurch was the host city


Weightlifting Venue

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architect, Ray Moxley, was approached by the Association of Exhibition Organisers to locate and design a new

first to use hydraulic cranes and lifts to raise ships and specialised in tobacco, South American beef, New

Zealand, citrus fruit and bananas.   Traffic through the Royal Docks reached its peak in the


Wrestling Venue

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architect, Ray Moxley, was approached by the Association of Exhibition Organisers to locate and design a new

first to use hydraulic cranes and lifts to raise ships and specialised in tobacco, South American beef, New

Zealand, citrus fruit and bananas.   Traffic through the Royal Docks reached its peak in the


boxing Venue

  • Summer Sports

architect, Ray Moxley, was approached by the Association of Exhibition Organisers to locate and design a new

first to use hydraulic cranes and lifts to raise ships and specialised in tobacco, South American beef, New

Zealand, citrus fruit and bananas.   Traffic through the Royal Docks reached its peak in the


Table Tennis Venue

  • Summer Sports

architect, Ray Moxley, was approached by the Association of Exhibition Organisers to locate and design a new

first to use hydraulic cranes and lifts to raise ships and specialised in tobacco, South American beef, New

Zealand, citrus fruit and bananas.   Traffic through the Royal Docks reached its peak in the


Taekwondo Venue

  • Summer Sports

architect, Ray Moxley, was approached by the Association of Exhibition Organisers to locate and design a new

first to use hydraulic cranes and lifts to raise ships and specialised in tobacco, South American beef, New

Zealand, citrus fruit and bananas.   Traffic through the Royal Docks reached its peak in the


tennis Venue

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The indoor tournament in 1908 only involved players from Britain and Sweden as representatives from New

Zealand and Australia failed to turn up.


Parkinson named chief executive of UKAD

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August 11 - Andy Parksion (pictured) has been named as the first chief executive of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) which will take over as Britain's national anti-doping organisation from UK Sport later this year.  

Parkinson, who has spent much of his life in New Zealand but is a British citizen, joined UK Sport in

Before joining the IPC in 2003, he had spent four years as Sport Services Manager at Paralympics New

Zealand.  

Parkinson also spent two years as President of New Zealand Wheelchair Rugby and was a member of the International

"The establishment of UKAD marks a new era in the fight against doping in sport in the UK.  


Parkinson named chief executive of UKAD

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August 11 - Andy Parksion (pictured) has been named as the first chief executive of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) which will take over as Britain's national anti-doping organisation from UK Sport later this year.  

Parkinson, who has spent much of his life in New Zealand but is a British citizen, joined UK Sport in

Before joining the IPC in 2003, he had spent four years as Sport Services Manager at Paralympics New

Zealand.  

Parkinson also spent two years as President of New Zealand Wheelchair Rugby and was a member of the International

"The establishment of UKAD marks a new era in the fight against doping in sport in the UK.  


Parkinson named chief executive of UKAD

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August 11 - Andy Parksion (pictured) has been named as the first chief executive of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) which will take over as Britain's national anti-doping organisation from UK Sport later this year.  

Parkinson, who has spent much of his life in New Zealand but is a British citizen, joined UK Sport in

Before joining the IPC in 2003, he had spent four years as Sport Services Manager at Paralympics New

Zealand.  

Parkinson also spent two years as President of New Zealand Wheelchair Rugby and was a member of the International

"The establishment of UKAD marks a new era in the fight against doping in sport in the UK.